The CUD puts SME losses from the water crisis at up to 20 million a day

On August 6, 2026, News is My Business covers the water crisis as an economic threat. The page returned 403 when opened from this desk; what remains are the facts the outlet itself left in a public excerpt. The Centro Unido de Detallistas warned of losses of up to 20 million dollars a day for small and medium-sized businesses. That figure is the CUD's, not a recount by this magazine.

The same excerpt estimates that many businesses spend up to 700 dollars a day on water trucks, bottled water, and private systems to meet public-health requirements. The president of the Hotel and Tourism Association, Clarisa Jiménez, said operating costs spiked and placed August hotel occupancy in the mid-70 percent range. Ten hotels, in preliminary replies, totaled 1.5 million dollars in water-related costs. Those magnitudes are from the coverage.

On August 7, El Nuevo Día would put almost 2 million extra dollars at twelve hotels and the first short-term rental cancellations. On August 4, NotiCel announced rationing for seven municipalities. Those are other URLs. Here the angle is News is My Business's: SMEs, hotels, and a daily cap of 20 million that the CUD names.

That figure is not used to verify the 30 million equipment cut at the AAA that Metro Puerto Rico attributed to the Citizen Commission on August 4, nor to preview bill credits Primera Hora covered later. What remains is the excerpt: 20 million a day, 700 dollars per business, occupancy in the mid-70s, and 1.5 million at ten hotels.

A reader who wants the full quotes from Ramón Barquín III or Clarisa Jiménez has the News is My Business URL at the foot. This is not original reporting. The page did not open in full; nothing the excerpt did not put is invented.

Source: News is My Business. https://newsismybusiness.com/water-crisis-threatens-puerto-rico-economy-businesses/